The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
CARIES
cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay
(noun) soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caries (countable and uncountable, plural caries)
The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay
Synonyms
• cavity
Anagrams
• Serica, ericas
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"ri*es, n.Etym: [L., decay.] (Med.)
Definition: Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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